For you
I would travel to outer space
Take a bullet to the heart
just to keep you safe
For you
anything for you
With you
all the years just fade away
Like a dream in my arms
but I'm wide awake
With you
whenever I'm with you
Tyler Shaw -
"Hey Baby!" Henrik spoke into the SAT phone as he relaxed inside his Olpro Voyager mountaineering tent munching on a scotch egg for dinner and taking a sip of warmed rum from his flask.
"HEN!!!" How was your day? Did you do it? Were you able to make the climb the way you wanted to?" Skye chirped happily into the phone. "WOW! Pretty windy up there huh?"
Henrik laughed, "Yeah, it's picking up for sure. Can you hear me alright?"
"Clear enough to at least hear your voice and know you're alright for the night... the climb was completed successfully then I take it?"
"Yeah, it was something else! I can't wait to tell you all about it when I get back. You'd LOVE it Skye, maybe late summer we can leave the girls with your parents and I can bring you back up here for a climbing weekend just the two of us."
"Aw Henrik I'd LOVE that!! At least I won't have a baby belly in the way!" she laughed. "And then when the girls are old enough to learn how to climb we can go on family climbing weekends!"
"Now you're speaking my language woman!" Henrik smiled. "So, are all three of my girls behaving while I'm gone?"
"Hmmmm, does crowd surfing at the rave the teenagers on the Pediatrics floor threw count us out for qualifying as good behavior?" she teased.
Henrik laughed, playing along. "WAIT! They promised me they wouldn't have it until I got back! Little stinking liars every one of them!"
The wind gusted against his tent loudly and Henrik hunkered further down inside his sleeping bag to insulate against the noise best he could.
"So, seriously though, is everything good with the cords?" he asked, needing a little confirmation before he could relax and sleep well.
"Yup, everything is great actually," she responded sounding really happy. "My doctor came in this morning and we did a new specialized ultrasound. He said that the cords look REALLY good.... If it keeps up, I MAY even get to push to 33 or 34 weeks. That would be AMAZING! It would mean more time to develop in utero and less time in NICU."
Henrik breathed a sigh of relief, "That's incredible news baby, you don't know what that means to hear. I love you Skye, you are doing an amazing job."
"Thanks babe, I love you too!" she replied. He could hear the smile in her voice, then someone in the background.
"Is Lucy or Anna on shift tonight? Say hi for me...."
"It's Lucy, she said they're all looking forward to the pictures and go-pro footage when you get back... and prayers for your safe descent in the morning. OH, she also said to tell you that you're a crazy snow-loving Viking... it must be from the Swedish practice of outdoor cold weather naps!" Skye laughed.
Henrik laughed with her, "tell her YES I am and PROUD of it! Gonna raise our daughters the same way too! Our family will have no sissies that can't happily camp outside in the winter!"
The wind was picking up and the signal was starting to get sketchy.
Rather than have them lose connection, he went ahead and said his goodnight and ended the call, letting Skye know when he was off the mountain in the morning.
He couldn't leave before the traditional end of week instructors Fish & Chips meal in town. It had been a fun week and he'd really bonded with the other instructors in the group, as well as impressed the leader... who let him know he looked forward to having him join them on future trips if he was interested and available.
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